I’m completely obsessed with my new Nintendo DS. Does anyone else have one? How did you get it?

I actually got mine from one of those freeipod type sites, but this one was for gaming systems. They do a thing where as long as you do one offer and get 4 referrals to complete their offers, they send you one in the mail.

Anyways, my question is for anyone who has ever received something from this Gratis Network (the people in charge of this site.) It apparently took my DS only about 2 weeks to arrive in the mail (the normal time is supposed to be about 4.) It took a couple of my friends about 6 weeks though and my cousin had to wait close to 8. Does anyone know if they are just slow because so many people are doing this now? How long did it take you guys to receive one if you did?

IGN has an iterview with Miyamoto, it's full of little and big leaks for possible games. In fact, right at the begining, he shows the interviewers a demo for a DS Trivia game in which the players write down their answers using the touch screen! I think if you truly are a Nintendo fan, you'll want to give it a read.Here's the link!

I clicked on this community after not checking it for months... And looked at the Nintendo Power cover scans that astronomyluna posted... It reminded me of when I started to play games seriously. And when I started buying videogame magazines. I enjoyed them a lot more back then, when games were side scrolling and the strategies helped a lot more.... With the pictures/maps of the entire levels. I think that that's what I miss the most about old times.... How those pictures looked, and the commentary behind them. And for some reason, it was a lot easier to get excited about a game by looking at screenshots and reading impressions than it is now. I don't know if it's just me or if it's that that aspect of gaming is gone now that 3D is here and it is simply harder to portray what a game is like without actually showing more than a static picture of a character in a fully 3D area. Those side scrolling Mega Man and Mario games looked SO GOOD when they showed the entire level in one page... That's not as exciting in 3D, and 2D games are not very impressive anymore.

Maybe I am just discontent with all the games I have played lately... Lately as in after Banjo Tooie, which is the last game I really enjoyed.

Has it really come to this? Yes, I must admit that I am a Nintendork... AND PROUD OF IT! Having owned almost every major Nintendo system (oh why oh why didn't I get that SNES for christmas all those years ago??) I can say that PS2 and X-Box lick dick compared to even the NES, or (do I dare sy it?) Virtual Boy! Lets face it, Nintendo has the best Characters ever! Mario, Samus, Link, something like 386 pokemon, Game & Watch man!